Thursday May 24 | Tribune-News
Pioneer Wins Forest Thinning Contract
The U.S. Forest Service announced Friday the long-awaited outcome of a contract award for the thinning of 300,000 acres of Ponderosa pine, and Governor Jan Brewer declared it was "a red letter day for Arizona." The announcement of Pioneer Forest Products as the recipient of the contract means a forward motion for the initiative aimed at the ... (more)
This is part three of my Dangerous Hiking Series. This young lady made me laugh the whole time she was making her way out to this ledge.
Gathering firewood comes with travel restrictions
People gathering firewood on a northern Arizona forest had been able to drive off designated roads to find it, but that travel will be limited from now on.
My Turn: Motorized travel changing in forests across nation
Jody Nickerson OHV Program Coordinator After reading the recent opinion piece "Forest users, beware of new road rules," from a resident of Cottonwood, I feel it is necessary to respond in an effort to clear up misinformation and confusion the letter may have caused.
WE'VE all seen images of the Grand Canyon in print and on screen, but there is nothing like arriving at the rim and taking it all in the immensity, the depth, the atmosphere and the light.